Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

Section 40

Schedule 1Employee study and training: minor and consequential amendments

Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)

1The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.

2In section 48 (right to present complaint of detriment to employment tribunal), in subsection (1) for “or 47E” substitute “, 47E or 47F”.

3In section 105 (unfair dismissal: redundancy), after subsection (7BA) insert—

“(7BB)This subsection applies if the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason) for which the employee was selected for dismissal was one of those specified in section 104E.”

4In section 108(3) (exceptions to one year qualifying period of continuous employment for claims for unfair dismissal), after paragraph (gj) insert—

“(gk)section 104E applies,”.

5In section 194 (House of Lords staff), in subsection (2)(e) before “VII” insert “6A,”.

6In section 195 (House of Commons staff), in subsection (2)(e) before “VII” insert “6A,”.

7In section 199 (mariners)—

(a)in subsection (2), after “47E,” insert “47F,”;

(b)in that subsection, before “VII” insert “6A,”;

(c)in subsection (8)(d), before “VII” insert “6A,”.

8In section 225 (how to calculate a week’s pay in relation to rights during employment) after subsection (4A) insert—

“(4B)Where the calculation is for the purposes of section 63J, the calculation date is the day on which the section 63D application was made.”

9In section 227(1) (maximum amount of week’s pay) before paragraph (za) insert—

“(zza)an award of compensation under section 63J(1)(b),”.

10In section 235(1) (other definitions) at the appropriate place insert—

• ““section 63D application” has the meaning given by section 63D(2);”.

11In section 236(3) (orders and regulations subject to affirmative Parliamentary procedure), after “47C,” insert “63D, 63F(7),”.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)

12The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is amended as follows.

13In section 212A (arbitration scheme for unfair dismissal cases etc.), in subsection (1)—

(a)before paragraph (za) insert—

“(zza)section 63F(4), (5) or (6) or 63I(1)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (study and training);”;

(b)in paragraph (za) for “the Employment Rights Act 1996” substitute “that Act”.

14In section 237(1A)(a) (cases where employee may complain of unfair dismissal despite participation in unofficial industrial action)—

(a)for “or 104D” substitute “, 104D or 104E”;

(b)for “and pension scheme membership” substitute “, pension scheme membership, and study and training”.

15In section 238(2A)(a) (cases where employment tribunal to determine whether dismissal of an employee is unfair despite limitation in subsection (2) of that section)—

(a)for “or 104D” substitute “, 104D or 104E”;

(b)for “and pension scheme membership” substitute “, pension scheme membership, and study and training”.

Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17)

16In section 18 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (conciliation), in subsection (1)(d) after “28,” insert “63F(4), (5) or (6), 63I(1)(b),”.